Acts 21:1-16 - Paul Travels On To Jerusalem

¹ Now as soon as we had parted from them, and set sail, we came in a strait course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara. ² And finding a ship there, which was passing over to Phenicia, we went aboard it, and set sail. ³ And coming in fight of Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed to Syria, and came down to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade. ⁴ And we stayed there seven days; having met with some disciples: who told Paul by the Spirit, not to go up to Jerusalem. ⁵ But when we had completed these days, we departed and went our way, all of them attending us with their wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore and prayed. ⁶ And having taken leave of each other, we went into the ship, and they returned home.

⁷ And we finishing our voyage, came down from Tyre to Ptolemais, and saluting the brethren stayed with them one day. ⁸ On the morrow Paul and those that were with him departed from Ptolemais, and came to Cesarea; and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven deacons, we stayed with him. ⁹ And he had four daughters virgins, that were prophetesses.

¹⁰ And as we abode there several days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet named Agabus: ¹¹ and he came to us, and taking up Paul's girdle, and binding his own hands and feet, he said, Thus saith the holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose girdle this is, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. ¹² And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place intreated him not to go up to Jerusalem.

¹³ But Paul answered, What do ye mean, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁴ And as he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

¹⁵ And after these days were expired, we packed up our things, and went to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ And there went also with us from Cesarea some of the disciples, who brought us to one Mnason a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.